September 7, 2008
Where controversy lives
Special Report
Woodmont Place
On a fall afternoon, Annette Rivers and Maria Itsines are standing on the edge of the driveway that leads to Rivers' two-story house. The women are keeping close watch on their children.
The Corner
This time of year the sun seems to rise directly over Horse Block Road. And this time of year, Andres Perez rises before the sun.
Protesters
It is 8:00 a.m. on a weekday morning at the corner, and Dave Drew has a lollipop stuck in his mouth.
Sunday Evening Mass
At the Church of the Resurrection, the Sunday evening Mass is in Spanish, and the seats are filled.
Getting Hired
A business owner pulled his van into the parking lot of the 7-Eleven and hollered through an open window, "I need 'seis,' six guys."
The House Painter
With paint dotting his round face like freckles, Alfredo Leocadio glided a 14-foot long paint roller along the high ceiling of a Long Island dream home in an East Patchogue housing development.
'I Want to Go Back'
Standing over a sink toward the back of a Farmingville restaurant called El Maguey, named after the thorny plant that grows in the dry hills of Hidalgo, Sandra Díaz López scrubs a greasy pan.
Lynwood Avenue and Berkshire Drive
It begins at 6 a.m. As the sky brightens, the pickup trucks, vans and sport utility vehicles rattle down the street and come to a stop, as windows are rolled down and horns honked.
Buying and Selling
For homeowners in Farmingville, Nicolls Road is more than a thoroughfare, it's a dividing line.
A Family Moves In
Lynn and Peter Rizzo never met the former tenants of their Farmingville home, but their presence continues to be felt.
Tutoring the Next Generation
Taking a seat at a beat-up wooden table, Julissa, 5, opens up her workbook and stares intensely at the words before her, her long black pigtails dusting her face.
Best Friends
Barbara Ann D'Amico remembers the two boys looking at each other through the fence that separated their properties.
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Special Projects
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Local leaders, then and now, reflect on doing their part to push for equality.
The
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They Failed to Act
Since 1995, the Long Island Rail Road has logged nearly 900 gap incidents at stations from Penn to Bridgehampton.
Born to Serve
Michael P. Murphy's actions in June, 2005 earned him,
posthumously, the nation's highest military award.
Fire Alarm
The only comprehensive look at the last large public
service on Long Island impervious to outside scrutiny - the
fire system.
Remembering Flight
800
On the beach at Smith Point County Park is a monument with
the names of the 230 passengers and crew from Flight 800.
Our
Fallen
Soldiers from Long Island killed in uniform reflect the face of our communities. Newsday remembers their sacrifice.
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